After a season filled with injuries and countless surprises, Mizzou Wrestling finds itself in an uncomfortable position entering the Big 12 Championships.
Many of Brian Smith’s wrestlers enter the conference championships one or two seeds away (either on the right or wrong side) from the cutoff for pre-allocation spots, which are a guaranteed ticket to the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia. Let’s go over where each starter stands heading into this weekend.
125lbs: Gage Walker
Walker has performed admirably as a true freshman filling in for Noah Surtin, who medically retired from the sport this year, and has gone toe-to-toe with some of the Big 12’s best.